Global Terrorism

Preface
Acknowledgments

1. Background and History
Terrorism as a Concept
- The Perpetrators and Victims of Terrorism
- The Means of Terrorism
- The Aims of Terrorism
- Examples of Terrorism
- Terrorism at Home and Abroad
- State-Sponsored Terrorism
A History of Terrorism
- Terrorism from Ancient Times to the French Revolution
- Global Terrorism in the Modern Era
- It's All About Politics
References

2. Problems, Controversies, and Solutions
The Problems Posed by Terrorism
- Problems of Prevention at the Individual Level
- Problems of Prevention at the Organizational Level
- Problems of Prevention at the Systemic Level
- A Complex Phenomena: The Limits of Prevention
- Problems of Response
Responding to Terrorism
- Why Do They Do it? Strategy Versus Psychology
- Does Terrorism Actually Work?
- How Severe of a Threat Is Terrorism?
- Can Deterrence Strategies End Terrorism?
- Terrorism and Rational Choice
- Are Democracies More Vulnerable?
- How Should the Media Behave?
- How Does the Media Behave?
- New Media and Terrorism
- Civil Liberties and International Terrorism
- Civil Liberties and Domestic Terrorism
Solutions for Countering Terrorism
- Negotiations
- Offensive Measures: Decapitation and Repression
- Defensive Measures: Static Barriers and Homeland Security
- Counter-Terrorism Mindset: National Security or Criminal Justice?
References

3. Perspectives
Violence Spurs Change, Yet Terrorism Is for Losers, Benjamin Acosta
Why Terrorism Does Not Really Work, Max Abrahms
Without the Rule of Law, What's Left?, Kevork Kazanjian
Right-wing Terrorism: History and Trends, Simeone Miller
Ethnonationalist/Separatist Groups, Anibal Serrano
Religious Terrorism, Tim Milosch
Middle East Terrorism: An Old Dance to a New Song?, Kevin Petit
Surging Militant Islamist Violence in Africa Shifts Locus of International Terrorism, Candace Cook

4. Profiles
Al Qaeda
Edward Snowden (1983- )
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Courts (FISC)
George W. Bush (1946- )
Hamas
Hezbollah
Illich Ramirez Sanchez (1949- )
Islamic State
Narodnaya Volya
Rand Paul (1963- )
Theodore Kaczynski (1942- )
Timothy McVeigh (1968-2001)
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM)

5. Data and Documents
Data
- Table 5.1: Killed and Wounded by Terrorist Attacks (1970-2019)
- Table 5.2: Killed and Wounded by Suicide Terrorist Attacks (1974-2017)
- Table 5.3: Number and Types of Terror Attacks (1970-2019)
- Table 5.4: Types of Terrorist Groups and Degree of Success Achieved (1866-2014)
- Table 5.5: Rebel Leader Cause of Death (1964-2012)
Documents
- Johann Most, "Action as Propaganda" (1885)
- Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, "First Political Statement" (1967)
- Carlos Marighella, Minimanual of the Urban Guerilla (1969) (Excerpt)
- Timothy McVeigh, "Letter to Rita Cosby" (2001)
- Osama bin Laden et al., "Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders" (1998)

6. Resources
Books
Articles and Reports
Nonprint Resources

7. Chronology

Glossary
Index

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Al-Qaeda; Courts; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance; Hamas; Hezbollah; Homeland Security; Islamic State; Oklahoma City Bombing; Political Terrorism; Racial/Ethnic Terrorism; Religious Terrorism; Security Studies: Terrorism; September 11 Terrorist Attack; U.S. Special Operations Command